ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in Canada’You have to be there for them,’ says P.E.I. funeral director pushing others to join the field2 hours agoDuration 2:242 hours agoNewsDuration 2:24Funeral directors and embalmers say there’s a shortage of workers in their field on Prince Edward Island. People who do the work say it’s extremely rewarding… but it can be stressful too. CBC’s Connor Lamont has more. Related Stories Wanted: New funeral directors to help ease the burden of those already working on P.E.I. Cremation has become the norm in northern Ontario — funeral directors say that’s changed how they operate How Alberta cemeteries are adapting to serve both the living and the dead Still sharp: Meet the 92-year-old meat cutter carving out a legacy in P.E.I. Things ‘going really well’ as students prepare to start classes at P.E.I.’s 1st medical schoolMore from NewsVideo2:15What’s next for the Northvolt site now that Quebec abandoned the battery plant project? 19 minutes agoVideo1:544 teens charged with armed robbery in west Winnipeg20 minutes agoVideo0:33Aftermath of deadly funicular derailment in Lisbon20 minutes agoVideo5:29Why shark encounters are happening more often in Nova Scotia CBC News Nova Scotia 29 minutes agoVideo1:37Sign-off required for girls to play school sports in AlbertaCBC News Edmonton 33 minutes agoTrending NowVideo1:58CEO apologizes for taking hat from boy at U.S. OpenThe National September 2Video1:50Meet Matéo, the 6-year-old Quebecer who boards a plane to school every daySeptember 2Video0:27Watch the moment Ontario Premier Doug Ford dumps a bottle of Crown Royal whiskyCBC News Windsor September 2Video2:26Court documents shed new light on case of missing N.S. childrenCBC News Nova Scotia August 22Video1:16#TheMoment a grizzly bear attacked a travel blogger’s tentThe National August 27now
‘You have to be there for them, says P.E.I. funeral director pushing others to join the field
